Category Archives: Ding…Ding…I Have An Announcement To Make

It’s Expo Time…And This Time You’re Discouraged From Removing Your Pants

Join the SCOF crew for the annual WNC Fly Fishing Expo this coming Saturday November 3, and Sunday, November 4th. We’ll have some of the crew out, a bunch of swag, and a PBR tall boy tasting on noon Sunday. Consider it our version of brunch. Besides us there will be a bunch of great shops, manufacturers, and the mustache himself, Kelly Gallop. The only acceptable excuse for not attending will be something having to do with a sudden onset case of elephantitis…we will need proof. See you in our backyard this weekend folks.

Dave

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Carp Cup 2012

The first ever Carp tournament where the anglers will be fouler than the fish. Bang on the poster for all the details.

- Dave

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We Encourage Reader Participation

You may have caught my reference to my complete inability to create a graph in the, Nothing Good Happens After 6pm…., piece in the summer issue. Well, SCOF reader Phil Ford decided that my mental shortcomings are no reason  keep from making one kick ass graph. So, via Phil, we present the Asshole/Trout Inverse Relationship…graphically.

Pretty impressive Phil…pretty impressive. In order to keep the participation train rolling, we’ll be taking the SCOF show on the road. If you’re in Knoxville tonight come on by 3 Rivers Angler to say hello, gimme an inappropriate hug, and tell me about your grandma. Oh yeah if that wasn’t enough there will be boats, beer, and enough dudes with criminal records to warrant a RICO investigation. We’ll be heading south on Saturday to catch the East Cape Skiffs event down at Low Country Fly Shop (which just happens to be owned by SCOF contributor Scotty D). The same goes for Charleston as Knoxville with the boats, beer, and such. But in Charleston I would ask that after the inappropriate hug, you tell me about your Aunt. Aunt’s always get the shaft. We hope to see all of you at some point…even if you don’t know we’re the ones in the weird van outside your house.

- Dave

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The Summer Issue IS Live

The SCOF summer issue has been dropped, and doesn’t seem to worse for wear. Click on the cover, and as always please share it with everybody you know…yes even them.

- Dave

 

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Against All Odds, We Have Another Issue Coming Out

The new issue comes out on Monday, my hemorrhoids should clear up by Tuesday.

- Dave

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Will The Schilling Never Stop

Seeing as how we are in the middle of an epic heat wave up here in the high country, and everywhere else in the Southeast, we figured it would be a good time to break out some more SCOF style sun protection. I’m not gonna say these shirts are the only thing standing between you and spontaneously combusting in ball of fire that burns with the intensity of the sun, well actually that is kind of what I’m saying. So buy a shirt, don’t burn alive, and help my kid go to the dentist…win…win…win. Click on a shirt to check them out in the store.

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Hogs Can Fly

The long anticipated new addition to my little boating nuclear family has arrived. She runs in less than an inch of water on step, and drafts 6 or less on the oars. I do have a poling platform for various flats related activities, and I will be obtaining a prop for that yami’ so she’s salt ready for the winter. I’m thinking I’ll call her….”perfect”.

Lovin Life,

- dave

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Float The Yellowstone In Asheville

By sheer magic, grit and a little bit of elbow grease, the good folks at Hunter Banks have managed to bring the Yellowstone to Western North Carolina…sort of. Where the Yellow Stone Goes is a new film with what seems to be a really killer concept. Dudes floating the longest un-dammed river in America, from one end to the other. Hunter Banks has wrangled a showing for June 28th at Highlands Brewing. So slap the pic to get more info and we’ll meet you there. I’ll be wearing wearing a red rose on my lapel…and nothing else.

- Dave

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Grip And Grin Friday

You may have noticed that there aren’t too many pictures of dudes holding fish in the mag. We’ve done that on purpose because we kind of feel that the grip and grin has done nothing but contribute to the big swinging dong contest that fly fishing all too often turns into…for some. That being said, and to once again prove we are hypocrites of the worst order, we are now instituting “Grip and Grin Friday” on the blog. This way those of you amongst the swinging dongery have a place to show your pics. Send us your photos and we’ll try to put up the best ones every Friday (Put Grip and Grin Friday in the subject line of the email). Ya’ll should also know that your odds go way up when you’re wearing SCOF swag. We’ll go ahead and get the ball rolling with some musky and carp. Be sure to check out the summer issue for a film on the same musky seen here. The carp are from all over but the anglers are friends of our that would rather remain anonymous.

- Dave

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We Have Stuck Our Toe Into The Online Forum World…Next Comes The Groin

Online forums go with fly fishing like spaghetti and tuna fish (thank you Rob Schneider for my favorite quote ever), and we figured it was about time for us to create a safe place for SCOF readers to congregate, ask questions, call into question the morality of each other’s mothers, and generally act poorly under the anonymity of the internet. So please join us in what can only be called a grand social experiment. Please check out the rules I wrote. I worked hard on them, and they may be the first set of rules I’ve ever come up with. Click on the pic and participate.

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- Dave

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